Well, if we're slicing this cube like a block of cheese, does that mean we get to enjoy some cheesy reactions? 🧀
Now, let's get to the slicing business. If we divide the cube into 10 slices, each slice would have a surface area of 0.1 cm².
Since the original cube had a solid-liquid interface of 6.0 cm², and we sliced it into 10 equal-sized slices, the new total surface area in contact with the liquid would be 6.0 cm² * 10 = 60 cm².
To predict the initial rate of reaction, we can use the ratio of the new total surface area to the initial rate of reaction: 60 cm² / 1.00 cm² = 60.
So, the predicted initial rate of reaction for these slices should be 60 times the original rate, which means we're looking at an initial rate of approximately 20 mL/s * 60 = 1200 mL/s.
That's certainly a lot more reaction going on, so prepare for some bubbling chemistry! 🧪💥